Closer To Mine
Lyrics by Charles Lieurance
I was walking
through the garden
with an old suitcase
just in case you asked me
We took turns
spotting hummingbirds
singing Disney tunes
it was almost November
Before there were trains
before rockets reached deep space
before the flags were named to remember your place
There was a graveyard in town
and moths in your old steamer trunk
anytime, anytime
you'll be closer and closer and closer and closer to mine
Do you hear do you hear do you hear
Do you hear do you hear do you hear
I was a fresh one
feel the pulse on my face, drum on my case
as I sat in the freight car
You loved the first snow
it spotted your glasses
You stared at the trees
it was almost contagious
Before there were boats
before there were engines
before the lighthouse beckoned ships at sea
There was a coffin horse in the barn
A mosquito dancing in his ear
Anytime, anytime
you'll be closer and closer and closer and closer to mine
I was walking
in the garden
with an old suitcase
just in case you asked me
We took turns
spotting hummingbirds
singing Disney tunes
it was almost November
Before there were trains
before rockets reached deep space
before the flags were named to remember your place
There was a graveyard in town
and moths in your old steamer trunk
anytime, anytime
you'll be closer and closer and closer and closer and closer and closer to mine
Do you hear do you hear do you hear
Do you hear do you hear do you hear
Repeat: Ahhhh (closer to mine)